Michiel Borstlap has built himself an enviable reputation as one of the foremost pianists of the last decade. The music of Borstlap embraces the rich piano heritage of his heroes Glenn Gould, Sviatoslav Richter, Art Tatum, Bud Powell, Herbie Hancock, Keith Jarrett & Joe Zawinul. Michiel Borstlap, who started to play piano at the age of 4, has worked with some of the greatest musicians in the world including Herbie Hancock, Wayne Shorter, Gino Vannelli, Bill Bruford, Jimmy Haslip, Pat Metheny, Metropole Orchestra, Han Bennink, Trijntje Oosterhuis, George Duke, Les Paul and Jeff Watts. He is widely considered as one of main forces of the vibrant European jazz scene with a list of wealthy and influential admirers - the Emir of Qatar commissioned Michiel Borstlap to compose the world's first Opera in Arabic, Opera Avicenna. In 2006 he wrote a book about these adventures, entitled Opera in Qatar, published by Van Oorschot Amsterdam. He is also a columnist for Esquire. For more information please call +38 032 2753272 or email [email protected]